When Porsche builds a hybrid, it still has to be a Porsche. This Spyder Concept has 728hp, and is one of the most exciting cars of the decade. VIDEO inside.
Day 1 photos from the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon. Some cars uploaded to MadWhips.com already include the ASI Ferrari F430, Carlsson SLR 722, BBS Porsche Panamera, Modified Mazda RX-7 FD's, Acura NSX, Tommykaira Silver Wolf GT-R, Gazoo Racing Lexus LF-A, Acura and Honda NSX, Branew Prius, Fairlady Z, Lexus 600h, NISMO GTR, NISMO 370Z. Check back daily for more pics!
Like F1, Porsche has built a hybrid race car that uses regenerative braking to make extra power. No show car, this one will be racing in the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring.
Thanks to higher customs duties, Toyota Prius, which will debut in India by the end of next month, will now cost Rs. 28 lakh.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) deputy managing director, Sandeep Singh, said they have 54 orders for the Prius from Indian buyers, after it was shown at the Delhi Auto Expo last month. At that time, its ex showroom price was pegged at Rs. 26.55 lakh.
I think it’s what people call irony: Just a week or so before Toyota became synonymous with unintended acceleration, it was focusing on the intended kind at the Tokyo Auto Salon.
The Detroit auto show has come and gone, and has left the automotive industry with a little more to chew over. As a final wrap-up to quite possibly the most important auto show in America, we chose 10 cars that summed up the best of the show.
The Toyota Prius has become an icon within Toyota's lineup. As the best selling hybrid, Toyota's Prius has become crucial to the automaker amidst dwindling sales and higher demand for fuel efficiency.
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed “G Sports”1 (G’s) sports conversion car2 series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the “automotive seasoning” that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing3 activities.
Many people have the common misperception that the batteries in a hybrid will go out after a few years, creating a costly repair bill. Take a look at what Toyota has to say about this.
The words “Hybrid” and “Prius” have been thrown around in everyday conversations, especially now since everyone began “going green”. Suddenly, the “Smart Car” has been added to the mix. So, what’s the difference?
Ruf's electric division, eRuf, shows off it's new plug-in SUV. The luxury of a Cayenne, but more fuel-efficient than a Prius. The perfect Al Gore-mobile.
Yamaha didn’t pull any punches at last week’s 2009 Tokyo AutoMotoShow, bringing no less than five (5!) innovative new eco-conscious motorcycle concepts to a predominantly car-centric show in a bid to monopolize 2-wheeled press coverage and establish Yamaha as the leader in 2-wheeled hybrid technology.
Toyota made their North American debut for the 2010 Prius Plugin Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) today at the 2009 LA Auto Show. There have been a lot of people waiting for this car, proven by the numerous aftermarket kits made to covert the standard Prius into a Plugin.
Even though Toyota has made it clear that a separate Prius brand isn't a sure thing, that doesn't mean that more body styles of the iconic fuel miser aren't on their way
This year has certainly been tumultuous for the auto industry. Even though Toyota became the world’s largest automaker, it too has seen tough times due to dwindling auto sales. But despite challenges in numerous auto markets, it has continued to be a sales leader through the first half of this year
"As a Toyota Corolla owner I sometimes find myself thinking whether I should change my car for a Toyota Prius, the gas/hybrid model that has won a many accolades for its efficiency and \223economic value.\224 I understand and sympathize with all the political reasons out there to drive a hybrid car. I also would like to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and narrow the foreign trade deficit. But how much economic sense does a Prius really make over a Corolla?"
Our sources inside Toyota say an all-new Prius is due around 2008, as a 2009 model year and some are speculating it will be radical in terms of performance. We hear it may be turbocharged, which could help reduce 0-60 times to the 8-second range. We also hear it will deliver upwards of 70-80 mpg thanks at least in part to a new lithium ion battery pack and plug-in capability.
OK, not ‘here’ exactly, but the new Prius has just bowed at the Geneva Motor Show, and to say that this car is highly anticipated is like saying Amy Winehouse has a slight drinking problem.
In an effort to drum up attention and support for their algae-based biofuel, Sapphire Energy has announced they will conduct a coast-to-coast journey in their “Algaeus” plug-in hybrid. Part electric hybrid, part biofuel vehicle, the Algaeus gets a supposed 150 miles per gallon from its hybrid/biofuel drivetrain.
Here are some recent images that surfaced on PriusChat.com which could be for real or could be some nicely photo-chpped pics of the 2010 Toyota Prius. Toyota will not comment on the authenticity of these potentially leaked images.
As the hybrid market continues to grow, Toyota engineers have a lofty target of 113 mpg -- a huge jump from current mileage figures. The major difference will be thanks to the use of lithium ion batteries, as opposed to the current nickel-hydride cells.
A former VW Golf GTi owner moves to Los Angeles and finds that owning a Prius is not quite what he had expected: in Los Angeles, Prius owners all belong to a special club.
Refusing to be cowed down by its Lupo 3L failure earlier, Volkswagen has boldly introduced a diesel powered Polo Blue Motion car in Germany. With this new diesel car, VW is crystal clear that it would beat even the Prius.
Greg Hanssen has no reason to be intimidated by rising gasoline prices. That's because his car gets 100 mpg, which he gleefully boasts on his custom California license plate. At a recent conference on hybrid vehicles, Hanssen impressed the auto engineers in attendance with his modified Toyota Prius.
Macs and Priuses ... clearly there's an overlapping demographic. And at least one guy that wanted to combine them both into one. A nice, clean-looking installation, but not sure if I'd want to do that to my car.
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